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Highest Flight Level?

Discussion in 'General Topics' started by TurdBird, Apr 30, 2012.

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  1. TurdBird Well-Known Member

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    Reached the highest I have ever been today. FL500.

    How about you?
    TurdBird, Apr 30, 2012
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  2. Apophis Resident Iconoclast

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    Well, considering the type of aircraft I fly, perhaps we should talk about how low I've been. :)

    And considering all of my time is in normally aspirated recips, 15,000 is the highest I've been. Weaksauce. :(
    Apophis, Apr 30, 2012
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  3. Erik10 Well-Known Member

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    fl250
    Erik10, Apr 30, 2012
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  4. staledog your little buddy

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    FL 450 twice, in a Lear 55. One of these days I'll get higher.
    staledog, Apr 30, 2012
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  5. N519AT Ahh! This is how I change this!

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    FL280 in an airplane that I was at the controls of.
    N519AT, Apr 30, 2012
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  6. purpel Well-Known Member

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    I am ashamed to say 13000.

    (Could be higher if it were not for that awesome 1500 ATP Rule)
    purpel, Apr 30, 2012
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  7. Alchemy Widebody Member

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    FL450 in an empty 747-400 to clear some weather momentarily over Indonesia :). Got 601 knots on Saturday northeastbound over Boston at FL330 which may have been my personal groundspeed record but I haven't really been keeping track. That was Mach .83 with a 120 knot tailwind IIRC, so still a low cost index cruise.
    Alchemy, Apr 30, 2012
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  8. Dugie8 Well-Known Member

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    FL450, havent flown anything yet with a higher ceiling.
    Dugie8, Apr 30, 2012
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  9. MikeD Administrator

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    FL501
    MikeD, Apr 30, 2012
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  10. Fly_Unity Well-Known Member

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    FL 250 in a Cirrus, FL 240 in a 206, FL 260 in a King Air
    Fly_Unity, Apr 30, 2012
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  11. ///AMG Well-Known Member

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    FL502???

    Ok seriously, somewhere in the 40's, though I've probably been higher while passed out with booze in hand on a transcontinental airline flight.
    ///AMG, Apr 30, 2012
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  12. MikeD Administrator

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    Damn.

    :D
    MikeD, Apr 30, 2012
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  13. Muff3n ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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    I've been at FL450 in the Gulfstream II with work once. I would be interested to hear everybody's highest they have gotten in a 172. Mine is 10,500.
    Muff3n, Apr 30, 2012
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  14. Nick2024 Well-Known Member

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    FL230 in a King Air
    Nick2024, Apr 30, 2012
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  15. cmill Cold Ass Honky

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    I hit 510 in a J3 on FSX. awesome sauce FTW.
    cmill, Apr 30, 2012
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  16. cmill Cold Ass Honky

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    I think i made it up to 15000 in a 172 once, but im not sure, because I didnt have any oxygen. Things got a little foggy.
    cmill, Apr 30, 2012
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  17. Bud01 Welcome to the Jungle.

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    Bud01, Apr 30, 2012
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  18. TurdBird Well-Known Member

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    While you were inverted, descending, and checking your email? :)
    TurdBird, Apr 30, 2012
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  19. TallFlyer Well-Known Member

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    Those A-10s are amazing like that.... ;)
    TallFlyer, Apr 30, 2012
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  20. lr31apilot Well-Known Member

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    FL430 in a Lear 31A trying to stretch the fuel as far as possible.
    lr31apilot, Apr 30, 2012
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